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Listen: The World ProgramSilas Lee Family and Friends Sacred Harp singing - White Springs, Florida.
Image Number
Photographer
Date
Rights
Collection
Series 1577, Identification Prints: Folk Festival
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Singing--Religious aspects
Musical traditions, Sacred
Shape note singing
Music--Performance
Sacred music
4-Shaped-Note singing
Male singers
Women singers
Vocal groups
Songbooks
Vocal music
Folk festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs
Personal Subjects
Bennett, Francine Carter
Dixon, Alin
Dixon, Anna Bell
Dixon, Arch
Dixon, Ephraim
Dixon, Lizzy, Mrs.
Dowling, Ruby Lee
Griffin, John, Mrs.
Herrin, Hershel
Justice, Hazel Lee
Lee, Barney
Lee, Elvera Dowling
Lee, Silas
Lee, Thomas
Rozier, Mollie, Mrs.
Wainwright, Mary E. Lee
Wiley, Mary Lee Dowling
Physical Description
General Note
The Singers are from Hoboken, Georgia.
L-R: Anna Bell Dixon from Blackshear, Ga. singing high treble part; Barney Lee from Hoboken Ga. singing treble (brother to Silas Lee); Mary E. Lee Wainright from Nahunta Ga. singing treble; Ruby Lee Dowling from Blackshear, Ga. singing treble (sister of Silas Lee); Elvera Dowling Lee from Waycross, Ga. (Silas Lee's Wife) singing treble; Hazel Lee Justice from Waycross, Ga. singing tenor (sister to Silas); Ephraim Dixon from Blackshear, Ga. singing tenor (Husband of Anna Bell Dixon); Silas Lee from Waycross, Ga. singing tenor and leading the group standing in front of singers; Hershel Herrin behind Silas from Nahunta, Ga. singing tenor (also Brantley Co School Supt at the time); Francine Carter (later Bennett) singing tenor; Mary Lee Dowling (later Wiley) singing tenor; Runell Carter (later Adams) singing tenor.
Seated: Mrs. John Griffin, at the time Hoboken Ga high School music teacher singing alto; Mrs. Lizzy Dixon from Blackshear, Ga. (wife of Alvin Dixon) singing alto; Mrs. Mollie Rozier with black hat from Blackshear, Ga. singing alto.
At the far right: Alvin Dixon from Blackshear, Ga. singing bass; Arch Dixon from Blackshear, Ga. (brother of Ephrain Dixon) singing bass; Thomas Lee from Waycross, Ga. singing bass.
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